javac: file not found: first.java Usage: javac

Question

I have a filename named \"first.java\" saved on my desktop in notepad++. When I run the cmd command \"javac first.java\" it gives me this error.

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Answer 1

I had same problem. The origin of the problem was the creation of text file in Notepad and renaming it as a java file. This implied that the file was saved as WorCount.java.txt file.

To solve this I had to save the file as java file in an IDE or in Nodepad++.